# Updates on advancing IPFS project governance **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 1, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/updates-on-advancing-ipfs-project-governance/17522 "2024-02-01T19:13:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mosh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/mosh/32/5637_2.png) [@mosh](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/mosh)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/updates-on-advancing-ipfs-project-governance/17522/1 "2024-02-01T19:13:50Z")
Back in November 2023, Protocol Labs (initial creators and incubators of IPFS) [announced plans for IPFS and libp2p](https://protocol.ai/blog/advancing-ipfs-and-libp2p-governance/) to officially take big steps forward in project maturity, with independent foundations and funding structures. This thread aims to provide updates on this transition, as well as a catch-all for discussion and questions! ---
**Author:** ![mosh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/mosh/32/5637_2.png) [@mosh](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/mosh)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/updates-on-advancing-ipfs-project-governance/17522/2 "2024-02-01T19:41:43Z")
Here are some highlights: - The IPFS protocol continues to improve in the open, via the [IPIP process](https://specs.ipfs.tech/ipips/ipip-0001/) and lots of review and discussion in the [Implementers WG](https://lu.ma/ipfs-implementers). This month, clarifications were added to gateways and web-redirects. - 2 new working groups. [IPFS DApps WG](https://lu.ma/ipfs-dapps) is for those interested in making the experience of IPFS DApps better, whether via improving IPFS implementations or building other tooling. [IPFS Communications WG](https://github.com/ipfs/communications) is focused on overseeing project comms channels and content. - Congrats to [Shipyard](https://ipfs-shipyard.org/)! They are a newly independent engineering team of longtime IPFS and libp2p experts. In addition to maintaining popular projects such as Kubo, Helia, ProbeLab, and the [ipfs.io](http://ipfs.io) gateway, they’re also offering [consulting and support](https://ipfs-shipyard.org/what-we-do#block-8972cb83f3014cc8acd410ffcacbbb3c) on related topics. - The legal entity for the foundation has been created! Many details of governance and composition need to be figured out before it’s operational. - As part of the push towards independent project funding structures, IPFS now has an independent IPFS Core cell via the [Open Impact Foundation](https://openimpact.foundation/). These are just the highlights, more work continues in the background. Feel free to drop any questions or comments in this thread. Throughout the transition process, I’ll aim to update here once a month at minimum. ---
**Author:** ![danieln](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/danieln/32/6408_2.png) [@danieln](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/danieln)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/updates-on-advancing-ipfs-project-governance/17522/3 "2024-02-02T11:20:00Z")
Great to see all the progress!